Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Handy Bus Routes
Ever since London instituted a congestion charge for cars, the bus system has gotten
faster, easier, and cheaper. Tube-oriented travelers need to get over their tunnel vis-
ion, learn the bus system, and get around fast and easy. The best views are upstairs
on a double-decker.
Here are some of the most useful routes:
Route #9:
High Street Kensington to Knightsbridge (Harrods) to Hyde Park
Corner to Piccadilly Circus to Trafalgar Square. This is one of two “Heritage
Routes,” using some old-style double-decker buses.
Route #11:
Victoria Station to Westminster Abbey to Trafalgar Square to St.
Paul's and Liverpool Street Station and the East End.
Route #15:
Regent Street to Piccadilly Circus to Trafalgar Square to St. Paul's
to Tower of London. This is the other “Heritage Route,” also with old-style double-
decker buses.
Routes #23 and #159:
Paddington Station to Oxford Circus to Piccadilly Cir-
cus to Trafalgar Square; from there, #23 heads east to St. Paul's and Liverpool
Street Station, while #159 heads to Westminster and the Imperial War Museum. In
addition, several buses (including #6, #13, and #139) also make the corridor run
between Marble Arch, Oxford Circus, Piccadilly Circus, and Trafalgar Square.
